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It’s been awhile! Hope you’re enjoying the holiday season, and that you and your family are well.

Wanted to give you some fun news.

A couple of months ago, just for kicks, I participated in a contest called ‘My Coastal Living Ultimate Beach House.’ It involved making a Pinterest Board and pinning 12 of my favorite Coastal Living Magazine beach house images. I picked one shot for each room of my ‘Dream Beach Cottage’ and gave a description. I didn’t give the contest another thought until a few days ago, when I got an email from Coastal Living’s Associate Features Editor. She said that out of nearly 3500 entries, I’d been selected as their FIRST PLACE winner! I’m totally flabbergasted. They’ll be announcing the winners this week, and will be promoting it through their magazine, Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, etc. I won prizes worth $1400 (cash and flatware and stemware). I’m thrilled about the prizes of course, but even more excited just to have WON!!

So I had to share with you all. When I was pinning for the contest I dreamed I had one lovely beach house and was walking from room to room, thinking about how the rooms made me feel. Here are three photos from my ‘winning’ board (love saying that!):

Picturing myself reading a novel in this spot. More relaxed just thinking about it!

Ah, to do nothing all day except lie in a hammock and listen to the waves . . .

A claw foot tub, double hung windows, and lots of white. And lavender in a pot of course!

If you’re not already on Pinterest, take a moment to sign up! It’s free and a great place to organize websites. Pinterest means “Pin Your Interests” and I’ve got 44 boards and have pinned sites on everything from interior design to food to books to writing inspiration. You can name your boards whatever you’d like. I called four of mine ‘Inspiring Interiors’, ‘Paint It’, ‘Books!’, and ‘Write!’ You can follow one or all of my boards, and comment on my pins. . . go ahead, do it! I’d love to see you there.

It’s also interesting to see what other Pinners are posting so you can stay up to date on the latest trends. I love Coastal Living Magazine, and follow their board for just that reason. Even the ads are interesting, many of which focus on the newest beach communities where Ron and I might retire some day. My dream, as you may have guessed, is to one day have a cottage on the beach– and Coastal Living lets me dream to my heart’s content. I’m so thrilled and thankful to have won their first Pinterest Ultimate Beach House contest!

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